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2005-07-27 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by BigEd 2005-07-27 15:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 laugh if you like, but bird strikes are one of the more serious hazards for high-speed aircraft in the lower atmosphere.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-07-27 15:35|| 2005-07-27 15:35|| Front Page Top

#2 ...it is too early to tell whether that strike caused any flight safety issues...

Er, since it struck the external tank, which has already been discarded, I'm not sure what "flight safety issues" remain, for this flight, anyway.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-07-27 15:43|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ] 2005-07-27 15:43|| Front Page Top

#3 AFAICR, when the shuttle's that low, it's not moving real fast. I'm sure the bird wasn't in great shape, but I doubt there was any damage to the ship.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-27 15:56|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-27 15:56|| Front Page Top

#4 That bird was truly toasted about one second later.

Posted by remoteman 2005-07-27 15:59|| 2005-07-27 15:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Can you say: "ouch!"?

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-07-27 16:05|| 2005-07-27 16:05|| Front Page Top

#6 At that height the shuttle is hardly moving.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-27 16:07|| 2005-07-27 16:07|| Front Page Top

#7 a wind farm would keep the odds of this down

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-27 16:19|| 2005-07-27 16:19|| Front Page Top

#8 wind farming + chicken plucking = cogeneration

Posted by Matt 2005-07-27 16:24|| 2005-07-27 16:24|| Front Page Top

#9 First the bird is softened up, then it's roasted by the engines. I wonder if PETA will issue a solidarity with this brave "Eco-Militant" in its brave attempt to stop the shuttle.

Posted by Charles 2005-07-27 18:00|| 2005-07-27 18:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Foxworthy has a bit about shooting chickens out of a cannon at airplane windshields to test their resistance to just such an eventuality, and we all know how many rednecks there are working for NASA...

Posted by Chris W.">Chris W. 2005-07-27 18:07|| 2005-07-27 18:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Yah, I heard about that.

I also heard it helps a lot if you defrost the chickens first.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-07-27 18:59|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-07-27 18:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Chris W.-Foxworthy has a bit about shooting chickens out of a cannon at airplane windshields to test their resistance

NASA May be trying to go into a new line of products, and needs to have tender meat...

Posted by BigEd 2005-07-27 19:01|| 2005-07-27 19:01|| Front Page Top

#13 Shuttles - why do they hate birds?

Posted by Raj 2005-07-27 20:36|| 2005-07-27 20:36|| Front Page Top

#14 I also heard it helps a lot if you defrost the chickens first.

Mythbusters did a couple(!) of shows on this. I can't remember their final results.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-27 21:36|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-27 21:36|| Front Page Top

#15 Let me guess the results. Through the windshield, fuselage, and cinderblock wall, comming to rest against a chain link fence a quarter mile away.

Posted by ed 2005-07-27 21:46|| 2005-07-27 21:46|| Front Page Top

#16 Angie,
Possible flight safety issues would arise if the bird-or bird parts-bounced and hit shuttle. Or if hitting bird knocked something loose from the External Tank that then hit shuttle.

Posted by Stephen 2005-07-27 22:35|| 2005-07-27 22:35|| Front Page Top

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